Local pro basketball roundup: Former ODU star Bazemore sparks Golden State to NBA Las Vegas Summer League title

Theus, from VCU and Portsmouth, signs with Dutch team

July 23, 2013|Daily Press

Former Old Dominion standout Kent Bazemore had 18 points and five assists Monday night to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Phoenix Suns 91-77 for the NBA Las Vegas Summer League championship.

Bazemore, 6-foot-5 and 201 pounds, was named to the All-NBA Summer League team. In the championship game, he was 8-for-18 from the field, grabbed four rebounds and made a steal. He averaged 18.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as the Warriors went 7-0 in the league.

Theus to Holland:

Point guard Darius Theus, a former VCU standout from Portsmouth's Norcom High, signed to play for Aris Leeuwarden in the Netherlands.

As a Ram, Theus compiled 760 points, 462 assists, 237 steals and 235 rebounds. He was named to the Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American team.